(June 14, 1961 – May 25, 2020) Jeffrey Craig Kloster was born on June 14, 1961, to the late William Edward and the late Gay Hicks Kloster. He grew up in Ft. Worth and Dublin, Texas with his brother Mark. He was one of those people who excelled at most everything he did. He received his undergraduate degree from Tarleton State University, and his business and law degree from The University of Texas at Austin. He worked for the Texas Legislature and served as legislative director, legal counsel, and reading clerk for the Texas House of Representatives. He worked for Rep. Dudley Harrison, Rep. Kim Brimer, Rep. Rick Crawford, Gov. Rick Perry, and Rep. Brian McCall. He moved over to the Senate to work for Sen. Dan Shelley. He then was hired as a lobbyist, working primarily in the health care industry and worked as an attorney for Vinson & Elkins. Later in his career, Jeff worked at a beloved local running store where he was known as the “RunTex guy” and at Jack and Adams cycling store. In those roles, he led multiple running and cycling groups and inspired countless people to live active lives. He returned to state service briefly at the Texas Education Agency where he was largely responsible for the implementation of the fitness-gram in public schools. Most recently, Jeff served as CEO of his family’s business, Dublin Bottling Works. Jeff suffered a massive stroke in 2013. He did not let it keep him down though. He worked diligently to regain most of his mobility and was extremely active and functional despite the [Click for more]
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